Grade 3 - Mathematics7.12 Reading and Writing Graphs

Graphs are methods of data interpretation.

They make data easily understandable.

Example:
By how much is the number of oak trees greater than number of larch trees?
Number of larch trees = 10
Number of maple trees = 100
To find by how much number of oak trees greater than larch trees, we subtract 100 - 10Answer: 90

Directions: Answer the following questions. Also write at least 5 examples of your own.

Q 1: The graph shows rainfall during Charlies week in Chicago. Which day has far more rain than any other day.ThursdayFridayMonday

Q 2: This line graph shows the daily high temperatures for a week. The line segments connect the points to show how temperature changed from day to day. Find how much higher was the temperature on Friday than on Sunday?35-29=636-29=736-33=3